Details

In a world run by beggars, thieves, crooks and whores the only way to survive is violence and cruelty. Criminal ringleader Macheath has secretly married the daughter of the ruler of the beggars and his many 'wives', girlfriends and whores have to decide whether they are better off with or without him. Everyone betrays everyone else as there can be no loyalty amongst the downtrodden. Macheath's seductive journey through Brecht's Threepenny underworld will highlight the gender issues and conflicts in addition to the more obvious class struggles as he attempts to skilfully sidestep the gallows.

Creatives/Company

Music: Kurt Weill
Book by: Bertolt Brecht
Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
Company: University of Oxford Student Company
Translation(s): Robert David MacDonald, Jeremy Sams (lyrics)
Director: Lotte Wakeham
Producer(s): Michael Levy, Ben Monks
Musical Director: David Allen
Design: Richard Malins